Middlesex, England surname help please

Pamela Hill7

Hi - I wonder if anyone could help me with entry 41, 28 September, Isabell wife of Rich S*aker

I am struggling with the surname

Thank you, Pamela

https://www.familysearch.org/indexing/batch/48611e70-e0c5-4188-870b-5e2f6670021d

Paul W

@Pamela Hill7

The marriage of this couple has already been indexed - see https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V526-2XD. As you can see, the surname has been indexed for this event as STAUESAKER.

I found this by being convinced the surname did end in "...saker" and performing a search for "Richard *saker" in Middlesex. In brief, further searches I could find no similar surnames, so maybe it is an incorrectly spelled name of German, or unknown origin.

Update - take a look at https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.surname=s*saker&q.surname.exact=on&q.anyPlace=middlesex&q.anyPlace.exact=on&count=20&offset=0&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on and you will see what appear to be other variants of this name.

Paul W

Screenshot of results page reference above:

See also https://douggoesglobaldotcom.wordpress.com/2016/04/10/a-sunny-sunday-on-the-danube/ - although I only found one other reference (in German) to what appeared to be a River Stausaker.

DHilary2

Hello,

I agree that the name looks like "Stauesaker" but, as in the old style of writing "u" and "v" were interchangeable, I would suggest that Stavesaker is more likely. There are records of Stavesakers in Middlesex in to 1660s on My Heritage.

I hope this helps,

Hilary.

Paul W

This is another image, linked to two of the instances of an individual indexed as "Phillip Stawsaker". but (from the original) I think I would have indexed as "Phillip Stauesaker" - mainly because the letter "w" looks rather different elsewhere on this page, so "ue" seems a better alternative.

Melissa S Himes

I would use a wild-card. 😊

Pamela Hill7

Thank you everyone. It's good to have second opinions. I think the wild card might be the way to go. I will look for Isabell Morley too, just in case there is a clue there.

Thanks again

Pamela